William R. Martin is a Partner at the D.C. office of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP. His notable past clients have included NBA stars
Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson (; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point guard positions. Iver ...
and
Jayson Williams,
Monica Lewinsky's mother, and
Chandra Levy's parents. He also represented former Atlanta mayor
Bill Campbell on racketeering, bribery and wire fraud charges; Campbell was convicted of three counts of tax fraud, but acquitted on racketeering and bribery charges. Martin also defended former NBA player
Jayson Williams at trial during Spring 2004.
Martin represented Senator
Larry Craig in his effort to have his disorderly conduct conviction overturned and expunged. On December 9, 2008, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court's ruling denying Craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea. Martin has said he may appeal to the
Minnesota Supreme Court.
Sen. Craig loses bid to withdraw guilty plea
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Martin is a graduate of Howard University and the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He is married to National Public Radio journalist and radio host Michel Martin.
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